New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-13
TESTIMONY IN BROOKLYN.
THREE WITNESSES Al rHH IyouIaY.
PRESIDENT RAY TEIIs ABOUT THE coat CONTACT
AN OFFICE y BAT.

mittce appointed by .he Legislature 20 inquire into the
irregularities and corruption in municipal affair, re-
suned The taking OF evidence In the room so.ue
OF the most prominent politicians in the city who liz
tened attcntiI ely the evidence. Chairman Bacon
and his colleagues, Mcssrs. Cole. Cutter, Green and
Arnold. were on hand. The committee adjourned I'M
I'll tomorrow after examining three Witnesses: ClIr-
ence H. Kelsey vce-Lresident uf the Title Guarantee
COMPANY William If. Ray chairman of tho Board Oi
Charities and Corrections and William ID. Sargent
general manager OF the New York and New-Jcr,cy
Telephone Company. The greater part of the time was
occupied in the examination OF Mr.. Ray. who did not
finish all he had to say hO .evcr hut gave way nt the
request of Mr. Parsons 70 Mr. Sargent who expects to
20 TO Bermuda In Il few days.
Clarence II. Kelsey the first witness. lie said
he was ycc-prc-idcut OF tie Title Guarantee Com
panv whose business IL To make an index OF
estates in the county md other researches which
would greatly diminish the expense in dispensing with
the official index and the charges therefor The first
process Is the making Of diEcst- OF each deed and
mortgage recorded IN the Register Once. and It Is
absolutely necessary that the work should be done in
the Registers Office. Obstacles were put in the way
OF the company in their work.
Mr Parsons-What obsaclosl
Mi K,scy-Wc told that only could work
Res took ae 65oF from him a @ n S3
Juder cullen nPon onJ mI,ioP g5a"A 9and1nls cor;
he supreme reversed ms decision tho ground OF
e51rmcdt Of me General Term ronr a e
time however. hat business as Important
Q.-Wn.i were tho spoc'l fac,' Am agreement We haa
twom,n Under Register Murtha vc wore allowed scveq
them. ook AN acton for damages against him Ion Oh
Q-Wtst 10 You mean Vic. you spcako crtri,l Al
mean r. eHI3 rs pi !" y" rr ny'nI t1c 'gI-
york The sam Of 10 Tc,s T@s PAD TO Hee'el MnIh!'
Inc 10 -" e, Week "as io' ~ 'u''g,''h VIC
Ie,S'iS me we're pa.,r lv tho Eo4Ti of .o,
asking whether pr.yaie corpo sjon - ,itef 70 o. use
passed. AMI vesenf Mr. noup,on 20 cIun. Sir Muir
tia Wa, and also explained Noh"ip given ty
TIE Register or anybody else Tor Oh" so wc"k
Q-liavc you ,r'T ouni any 4 To ,n',i' uis payment
Tie hern OF county o.cTA was not expressly 'odon 10 tx
MIR Gs.n-Iour organ, &. not altogether charitable
william H. Ray. precedent Of the Board OF Commits
sioncrS OF Charities aud Correction Was ia. next
witness Nh. Ray refused 20 Ice s"oin until he could
first make % statement. ON taanE 'hc stand he sand
that u brooklyn paper had charged that both hni-.
and hi- department were corrupt. " II las h.ru
asserted" De- laid. that os have been Republican
and The majority OF yonr committee Republican. my
evidence would bc closely watched. will give you
oil the laci,itic, that Won demand. The witness tDtu
took his seat BEGAN 20 tell what hr turw about
the department. He said hc supervisor ycar.
Alderman seven Years member Of tho Board oi Health
years and pI,-D'ut of tie Hoard OF Aldermen t"o
years The Board OF Charlie and Correction consists
OF two Democrats and one Republican, each haSIls
salary Of 5000. y"1r the secretary, 5000. iar
counsel 'or. : 500, bead OF Size kci"' Bureau.
5000 physician, $1,000. -'or,ia-,cr S20oo,
superintendent OF Auenou~c - 500 superintendent
OF Asylum ior lucur'b.c-. 81
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a. DOCS hat c.abr,.c,-- .u.' $50. tae 'o1. cost
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which hc -ad vu' purchased t,o yca-- .,e at cost
of $50 900 l. va. forts tour miles trpa New York,
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